Robert K. Elder

The Museum of the American Cocktail will reopen its New Orleans location this month. This led us to ask: What other subcultures have their own museums? In our quiz below,...

THE BEST MOMENTS 1. Amy Adams, working solo -- without animated mice -- carried the entire performance of "Happy Working Song.'' Her stripped-down performance still connected. 2. Javier Bardem thanking...

AUG. 15 "Signature skulls: A gubernatorial belt buckle and other enduring fashion statements" We had ourselves a scary little Christmas, with Macy's displaying the glowering skull of the Playmobil Pirates'...

JAZZ ASCAP Salutes Alan and Marilyn Bergman (305), 7:30-9 p.m. Oct. 30, Northwestern University School of Law, Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave.; $10. The veteran lyricists -- who have...

TO THE CITY'S OFFSHORE WATER INTAKE CRIBS As we planned our "Unauthorized Access" series, Chicago's mysterious offshore water intake cribs beckoned to us like sirens on Lake Michigan. So, in...

MORNING Brunch became lunch by the time we sat down at Milk & Honey Cafe (1920 W. Division St., 773-395-9434), a quaint little sandwich shop in Wicker Park. I'm a...

More than 150 authors left an imprint on the 23rd edition of the baiduhai Printers Row Book Fair over the weekend. Here are highlights from the presentations of six...

Q When Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was the phone-in guest on WBEZ's radio quiz show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me" last week, he asked host Peter Sagal if...

Jennifer Gordon wants to sell her body. Not the whole thing, just her pregnant stomach. Gordon, a lifelong "die-hard Bears fan," already has airfare booked and a place to stay...

`This American Life" is ready for its close-up. Now settled into its Chelsea offices in New York, WBEZ's hit radio show is just finishing six episodes for its jump to...